CG Botched sterilisations : Judicial probe commencesThe one-member judicial commission formed by the Chhattisgarh government to probe the botched sterilisations commenced its probe with Retd District and Session Judge, Anita Jha, visiting the site of the health camp Pendari village where the illfated laparoscopies were conducted.

CG Sterilisations Deaths: Rahul Gandhi Heads to Bilaspur TodayRahul Gandhi will visit Pendari village in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh today, where botched sterilisation surgeries have left 13 women dead. Sources said that Rahul Gandhi will be meeting the family members of the victims and also take stock of the corrective measures being taken by the state government.

Naxal leader Bijja who killed 136 policemen arrestedIn a big catch for the Chhattisgarh Police, Naxal leader Hemant Mandavi alias Bijja, accused in the gruesome Dantewada and Tadmetla killings has been arrested. Bijja is one of the accused of the Dantewada mass massacre where 76 CRPF personnel were killed.

Twelve Naxals surrender in Kanker districtIn yet another setback to the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, 12 Naxals surrendered on Friday in Kanker district taking the total number of those laying down their arms to 315 this year in the state.

Raipur Medical College doctors call off strikeSuccumbing to the threat of their names being struck off from the college rolls, the striking junior resident doctors (JRs) of Raipur Medical College called off their strike unconditionally on Friday, almost 10 days after they had struck work in pursuance to their demand of higher stipend.

Chattisgarh CM cold-shoulders striking junior doctors in RaipurIn a setback to the striking junior resident doctors (JRs) of the Raipur Medical College, chief minister Dr. Raman Singh literally gave them a cold shoulder and refused to listen to them when they had gone to meet him on Wednesday afternoon in connection with their demand of a hike in their stipends.

20 more rebels surrender in state, 280 in all so farMaoist cadres continued to surrender with 20 more rebels, some of them carrying rewards on their heads, turning themselves in on Tuesday in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. With this, the total number of rebels laying down arms has reached nearly 280 this year.

BJP retains Antagarh seat in ChhattisgarhBJP on Saturday retained the Naxal-hit Antagarh constituency in Chhattisgarh with its candidate Bhojraj Naag winning the bypoll, defeating his lone opponent Rupdhar Pudo of Ambedkarite Party of India by over 50,000 votes.

Interstate fake currency racket busted in Raigarh, four arrestedThe police claimed to have busted an interstate fake currency racket in Chhattisgarh on Monday. A report coming from state capital Raipur said that four people were arrested and counterfeit currency notes seized with a face value of Rs. 12 lakh, in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district.

Candidate’s withdrawal from by-poll, Chhattisgarh Congress committee draws flakChhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) is drawing flak from within the party for picking up for assembly-by election an "unwilling" candidate, who withdrew his nomination papers at the late minute-apparently giving a cake walk to ruling BJP from Antagarh (ST) constituency in Kanker district in tribal Bastar region.

Accept self-attested papers of candidates : High court tells ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh high court has directed the state government to issue an order for accepting self-attested documents by candidates appearing in recruitments. Allowing a writ petition filed by Parameshwari Chaturvedi, a single bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra directed the general administration department (GAD) on August 11.

RMC sleeps as malaria outbreak threatens RaipurRaipur Municipal Corporation faces criticism over mosquito menace that is posing threat of an outbreak of malaria, chikungunya and dengue. Civic body's budget of more than Rs 10 lakh and fogging machines have failed to control mosquito breeding.

Two Naxals involved in Jiram valley attack arrestedTwo dreaded Maoists allegedly involved in last year's ghastly Jiram valley attack which killed 31 people including some Congress leaders, were on on Tuesday arrested in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar district. A cache of explosives was also recovered from the ultras, police said.

Sai Baba should not be worshipped as deity, says Dharma SansadA two-day-long 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth on Tuesday passed a resolution that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi, should not be worshipped as a deity by the followers of 'Sanatan Dharma'.

Three Maoists surrender in BastarThree hardcore Maoists, including two women, who were allegedly involved in the deadly Jiram valley and Tadmetla Maoist attacks, surrendered on Monday in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar district.